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First Up for Friday 5 April 2024

  • Previous Episode: Thursday, 4 April 2024
  • Next Episode: Monday, 8 April 2024
  • Relief Aid founder on aid workers being killed in Gaza

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    5:51 AM.Israel is facing united criticism from its allies after its killing of seven World Central Kitchen aid workers in Gaza this week. New Zealand group Relief Aid says it shows that no one in the region… Read more Audio

  • Explainer: new legislation to deal with gangs

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    5:46 AM.Last year on the campaign trail the National party promised several law and order measures to crack down on gangs. Now the National-led coalition government is bringing in new legislation based on… Read more Audio

  • Fruit and Vege Report with Martin Pupuke

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    The effects of Cyclone Gabrielle are still hammering Te Tairāwhiti kiwifruit growers a year after the event. as vines which looked health in summer are collapsing.

    5:33 AM.Joining the programme for the first time in ages is the Associate Minister of Fruit and Veggies, Martin Pupuke from T&G Fresh. Fruit of the Week: red and gold kiwifruit Audio

  • Former Sth African Speaker charged with corruption

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    African bush elephant.

    5:16 AM.It's been a few weeks since we crossed to Africa - so we welcome back Nabil Ahmed Rufai who has been keeping watch for us from Ghana. Audio

  • Kiwi lawyer appointed as anti-corruption commissioner in Tonga

    Pacific
    Defense Minister Minoru Kihara and Crown Prince Tupouto’a Ulukalala of Tonga after the 2024 Japan-Pacific Islands Defense Dialogue (Japan Ministry of Defense/Twitter)

    5:11 AM.Kalafi Moala is our eyes and ears in the Pacific, and he's on the line from Tonga now. Audio

  • US: outraged Biden speaks to Netanyahu after aid workers killed

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    US President Joe Biden (L) listens to Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as he joins a meeting of the Israeli war cabinet in Tel Aviv on October 18, 2023, amid the ongoing battles between Israel and the Palestinian group Hamas. US President Joe Biden landed in Tel Aviv on October 18, 2023 as Middle East anger flared after hundreds were killed when a rocket struck a hospital in war-torn Gaza, with Israel and the Palestinians quick to trade blame. (Photo by Brendan SMIALOWSKI / AFP)

    5:06 AM.We'll kick off Friday in New York City - our North America correspondent is Bevan Hurley. Audio

  • Previous Episode: Thursday, 4 April 2024
  • Next Episode: Monday, 8 April 2024
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